Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Oncology

RPCI Oncology PC•Town of Orchard Park, NY

26d•$110,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Roswell Park Care Network is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for its Southtowns Medical Oncology Hematology location in Orchard Park. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides healthcare services to adult patients, including health promotion, cancer prevention, care during acute and chronic illness, patient and family education and counseling, and referrals to healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate. The APP assesses patients through interviews, health histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic studies; recognizes deviations from normal findings; and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement treatment and follow-up plans. Duties include prescribing medications and blood products according to written practice protocols, evaluating diagnostic findings and clinical-trial eligibility, administering therapeutic measures, obtaining specimens, triaging patients, and providing emergency treatment as needed. The role also includes documenting patient histories and care, supporting patients and families through illness and treatment, and maintaining applicable policies, procedures, and standards of care. The position contributes to education, research, and quality improvement. This includes educating patients, families, and staff; precepting graduate nursing students; helping develop clinical pathways and educational materials; participating in multidisciplinary research and clinical trials; applying research findings to practice; and recommending or initiating improvements in care delivery.

Requirements

For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school, college, or university, or one recognized by Roswell Park Community Practices.
For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: At least one year of Nurse Practitioner experience.
For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: New York State registered nurse license and current New York Nurse Practitioner certification.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: Degree in Physician Assistant studies, or a bachelor’s degree and completion of a Physician Assistant certification program recognized by the New York State Education Department.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: One year of Physician Assistant experience.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: Current certification to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York State.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Prior oncology experience is preferred for Nurse Practitioners.
Oncology experience is preferred for Physician Assistants.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and psychological status through interviews, health histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic studies.
Recognize deviations from normal physical assessment findings and collaborate with physicians to formulate treatment and follow-up plans.
Write prescriptions for medications and blood products based on laboratory results, diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and post-discharge care, following written practice protocols.
Review findings and determine eligibility for clinical trials.
Collaborate with the healthcare team and request written consultations from physicians and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
Interpret and evaluate diagnostic study findings.
Facilitate and implement therapeutic plans consistent with patients’ continuing care needs.
Administer therapeutic measures and obtain specimens as appropriate.
Evaluate care quality and recommend changes to improve care delivery.
Document patient histories, admission notes, care plans, progress notes, discharge notes, and follow-up letters.
Assist patients and families with coping and family dynamics during acute and chronic phases of care.
Triage patients appropriately and provide emergency treatment as necessary.
Consider patients’ and communities’ physical, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and educational circumstances when providing care.
Maintain departmental and interdepartmental policies, procedures, and standards of care; help interpret them for patients, visitors, and staff.
Inform supervisors or the nurse supervisor of actual or potential problems requiring administrative resolution.
Contribute to the nursing profession through publications, committee involvement, and development or use of educational media and creative approaches to improve care.
Educate patients and families about disease processes, treatments, symptom management, and psychosocial responses to cancer and its treatment.
Identify learning needs of nursing and medical staff and students and implement educational programs as appropriate.
Provide formal and informal education to nursing staff and serve as a preceptor for graduate nursing students.
Participate in developing clinical pathways and educational materials and provide consultation to community and professional groups.
Identify, analyze, and resolve patient-care problems and participate in continuous quality improvement and organizational operating-procedure activities.
Apply current research concepts and principles to practice and initiate clinical-practice changes based on research or quality-improvement findings.
Participate in multidisciplinary clinical research activities and clinical trials, acting as a patient advocate.
Demonstrate a commitment to continuously improving the quality of patient care.